Film songs don't make sense any more: Asha BhonsleSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Acclaimed playback singer Asha Bhonsle does not want to make any new albums of film songs as she says Bollywood music has lost its "soul". "Film songs do not make sense any more because the television channels in the country do not want to show anything else barring Bollywood music.
'London Dreams' promises chartbusters (IANS Music Review)September 18th, 2009 Film: "London Dreams"; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricists: Prasoon Joshi; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Roopkumar Rathod, Abhijit Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Zubeen Garg, Feroz Khan and Mohan; Rating:***
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music rarely disappoints. And they have lived up to people's expectations once again with great tracks in "London dreams".
'Tum Mile' has only male singers but appeals nevertheless (IANS Music Review)September 14th, 2009 Film: "Tum Mile"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Sayeed Quadri and Kumar; Singers: KK, Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Neeraj Shridhar and Shafqat Amanat Ali; Rating:***1/2
Composer Pritam has churned out appealing tunes for the album of "Tum Mile", which stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan. The score is an all-male domain as none of the tracks features a female playback singer.
'All The Best' music will rock the charts (IANS Music Review)September 11th, 2009 Film: "All The Best"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Kumaar; Singers: Rana Mazumder, Soham Chakraborthy, Antara Choudhary, KK, Yashita, Clinton Cerejo, Suraj Jaggan, Rupam Islam, Kunal Ganjawala, Neeraj Shridhar, Alisha Chinoi and Megha Sriram; Rating: ***
The songs of Ajay Devgan's "All The Best" have all the qualities to become chartbusters. Pritam Chakraborty has churned out racy and power-packed songs as well as slow, melodious numbers.
Govinda brings the house down in Life Partner, Rating: **August 16th, 2009 Film: "Life Partner"; Cast: Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor, Prachi Desai, Fardeen Khan, Genelia D'Souza; Director: Rumi Jaffrey; Rating: **
Some of the writing invested into this not-bad comic look at the roller-coaster called marriage is surprisingly sharp. For example, there's this Gujarati family lorded over by a tycoon (Darshan Jariwala) in Cape Town who remains rigidly rooted to conventions that ended 50 years ago.
Nothing extraordinary about 'Daddy Cool' music (IANS Music Review)August 16th, 2009 Album: "Daddy Cool"; Music Directors: Raghav Sachar and Farhad-Sajid; Lyricists: Prashant Ingole, Aditya Dhar and Farhad-Sajid; Singers: Raghav Sachar, Paroma P. Dasgupta, Neha Bhaseen and Farhad; Rating: **
The music album of the film "Daddy Cool" just has three numbers.
Punjabi flavour dominates in 'Dil Bole Hadippa' music (IANS Music Review)August 14th, 2009 Album: "Dil Bole Hadippa"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Jaideep Sahni; Singers: Mika Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, KK, Rana Mazumder, Shreya Ghosal, Sonu Nigam, Alisha Chinoy, Hard Kaur and Joshilay; Ratings: ***
Those who like Punjabi music are in for a treat with Yashraj Film' latest offering "Dil Bole Hadippa" that has Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukerji in lead roles. Composed by Pritam Chakraborty, the album has five pacy and foot-tapping numbers soaked in Punjabi flavour.
My character in 'Life Partner' is a nightmare: GeneliaAugust 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - In "Life Partner", Genelia D'Souza is cast as a dumb girl and the actress is cringing. "This girl thinks she knows it all, when she's clueless.
'Kaminey' releasing worldwide, barring in swine flu hit MumbaiAugust 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai will have to wait. With Maharashtra in the grip of swine flu and the country's entertainment capital's malls and multiplexes shut down for three days, much awaited films such as "Kaminey" and "Life Partner" will give the city a miss as these are released worldwide.
Music of Varma's 'Agyaat' disappoints (IANS Music Review)July 14th, 2009 Album: "Agyaat"; Music Directors: Bapi-Tutul; Lyricists: Prashant Pandey, Sandip Singh and Sarim Momin; Singers: Runa Rizvi, Earl, Banjotsana, Shweta Pandit, Vickey B. Joshi, Bapi, Keka Ghoshal, Jankee Parikh, Imran; Rating: *
Ram Gopal Varma's movies like "Rangeela", "Satya" and "Mast" offered great songs that went on to become huge hits, but the music of his latest venture "Agyaat" disappoints.
MJ was the reason I started loving music: Priyanka Chopra (Film Snippets)July 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says it was pop legend Michael Jackson's songs that made her start loving music. "You never know what you have until its gone - music just doesn't sound the same without Michael Jackson.
'Love Aaj Kal' has peppy, soulful numbers (IANS Music Review)June 26th, 2009 Album: "Love Aaj Kal"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Irshad Kamil; Singers: , Sunidhi Chauhan, KK, Neeraj Shridhar, Mohit Chauhan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan; Rating: ***
After the hit score of "Jab We Met", director Imtiaz Ali has collaborated with Pritam yet again for the music of Saif Ali Khan's production debut "Love Aaj Kal". Pritam has left no stone unturned in creating soulful melodies.
Nothing special about the music of 'Morning Walk' (IANS Music Review)June 13th, 2009 Film: "Morning Walk"; Music Director: Jeet Ganguly; Lyricists: Sanjeev Tiwari, Dibyendu Mukherji and Nida Fazli; Singers: Ustad Rashid Khan, Shreya Ghosal, Joi Barua, Dibyendu Mukherji, Shaan and Nargis; Rating: **1/2
The music of "Morning Walk", a film that brings together veteran actors Anupam Kher and Sharmila Tagore after 25 years, is not impressive. The soundtrack is by debutant composer Jeet Ganguly, who was earlier associated with music director Pritam Chakraborty.
Tamil star Trisha forays into Bollywood, teams up with AkshayJune 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - Director Priyadarshan has signed Tamil star Trisha to play the female lead in his forthcoming Hindi film starring Akshay Kumar. I suggested Trisha's name as Akshay wanted a fresh face for his 'Khatta Meetha'.
'New York' impresses with nice, hummable tracks (IANS Music Review)June 11th, 2009 Film: "New York"; Music Directors: Pritam Chakraborty and Pankaj Awasthi; Lyricists: Sandeep Srivastava and Junaid Wasi; Singers: KK, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Pankaj Awasthi and Caralisa Monteiro; Rating: *** 1/2
After being starved for Bollywood music for quite a few months owing to the stand-off between producers and multiplexes, music buffs finally have something really worth listening to. The music of Yash Raj Films' "New York" is youthful and interesting.
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